牙城

がじょう

Meanings

1. Noun stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

Kanji

• 牙 fang. Read as ガ.
• 城 castle. Read as ジョウ.

Example sentences

• あの村が敵の最後の牙城です。
  That village is the enemy's last stronghold.

Common phrases

• 牙城を崩す

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